Fleischer

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Fleischer. === Proper noun === Fleischer (plural Fleischers) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Fleischer is the 8323rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3981 individuals. Fleischer is most common among White (93.47%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fleischer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 581. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German fleischer, vleischer, vleischære, equivalent to Fleisch +‎ -er. Compare also Old High German fleiskskerni (“butcher”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflaɪ̯ʃɐ/ === Noun === Fleischer m (strong, genitive Fleischers, plural Fleischer, feminine Fleischerin) (regional, chiefly northern and eastern Germany) butcher (male or of unspecified gender) Synonyms: Fleischhacker; Fleischhauer; Katzoff, Katzuff; Knochenhauer; Metzger; Metzler; Schächter; Schlachter; Schlächter ==== Usage notes ==== This is the preferred term in government and other official contexts in Germany. ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Fleischer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Fleischers or (with an article) Fleischer, feminine genitive Fleischer, plural Fleischers or Fleischer) a surname originating as an occupation ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Fleischer” in Duden online